The title of this movie is actually the alias of Winfried Conradi, who is a man that likes to joke around with silly gags and insane pranks. In the opening scene, he actually jokes about a mail bomb, so you can see with how far he likes to go with his sense of humor. He isn't the only focus of this story however, as this is also about his daughter Ines Conradi, who is a stressed out workaholic, whose life pretty much only revolves around her job. Her business dealings may be hard enough to handle already, but she also has to deal with her Father's hi-jinks.
As a Father-Daughter story, this is really charming and amusing in all the right ways. Seeing how far Winfried Conradi takes his Toni Erdmann persona is very entertaining, if not cringe-worthy in the awkward humor variety. Of course he has to drag his daughter along with his jokes, much to her displeasure. It's the connection between the two that really keeps the story moving, and you just want to see where it's going.
This movie does have a long run time of 162 minutes, and a lot of the scenes are extended sequences that tend to meander at times. However some of those lengthy scenes play off like a comedy routine, and the build up eventually leads to a punch-line that's worth waiting for, or at least allows us to watch what is essentially a train-wreck of a situation.
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